Undertrial, 19, dies at Indore's MY Hospital after being handed to father on bail

Vishal, 19, who was in judicial custody in a fraud and IT Act case, died during treatment at MY Hospital in Indore. After he was granted bail, he was handed over to his father at the hospital itself. The jail administration says it received no information about him after the bail.

According to Jail Superintendent Dushyant Pagare, Vishal was the son of Dilip Singh Gurjar and lived in Gharatkhedi village under Pipalrawan police station in Dewas district. He was brought to Shajapur District Jail on August 8, 2026, in connection with crime number 169/26 registered at Lalghati police station in Shajapur. He was lodged in jail in a case of fraud and under the IT Act.

On October 22, Vishal developed a boil on his right thigh. He was sent under police escort to the district hospital in Shajapur for treatment. When the infection worsened there, he was referred to MY Hospital in Indore on October 28.

Meanwhile, Shajapur Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sunayna Srivastava had issued bail order number 58 on October 24, 2026.

Following the bail order, the required bond formalities were completed on October 29 in the presence of a police guard. Vishal was then handed over to his father, Dilip Gurjar, and released from judicial custody. All of this took place at MY Hospital, Indore.

According to the document, the action was taken with Vishal's consent. A handover memo was also prepared, bearing the signatures of Vishal, his father and the police personnel concerned.

The jail superintendent said the jail administration has had no information about Vishal since the bail. Neither his family nor the police has informed the jail administration of his death during treatment.